boudoir

Chapter 25
The tradition in the mansion is that on the first day of every month, all the wives of each house will go to Jinquan Temple to burn incense, so the days to pay respects to the old lady are set on the second and fifteenth day of the first day.This day was the second day of the winter month, and it was stipulated that all the wives, family members and children of each house should go to the main courtyard to pay respects to the old lady.

It was the first time for Liuli to visit the old lady, and she was very solemn. She put on a newly made fine brocade jacket in the color of lotus root, cloud and wild goose, trousers of the same color, a pair of red velvet flowers adorned with buns, and was followed by Cuiying.

It was not too early or too late, Yu, Qi and Liang, as well as Yuhua, Suhua and several young masters who had no errands, as well as the eldest grandma and the second grandma, had already arrived, but the fourth room had not arrived, Huanhua and Min Hua and Yan Hua have not yet arrived.The other aunts probably have already gone to invite Ann, and only Aunt Su is still there.The rule handed down by the ancestors is that the aunt is not eligible to eat in the upper house, and the children of concubines are more qualified, but Aunt Su is an exception.

The old lady had rested for a few days, her complexion was still good, but she was a little thinner than she remembered, and she was looking at the rouge cream made by Yuhua.

When Liuli saw Mrs. Yu, she couldn't help but think of the matter of He Cistanci who wanted to ask her about the introduction of the nanny, and her heart was suddenly overwhelmed by those four words, as if swallowing a fly.However, knowing that many people were watching her secretly, I had no choice but to put aside this layer, walked up to the old lady, knelt down, and said "Liu Li, please greet the old lady", but the old lady didn't seem to hear it, and continued to talk about rouge cream to Yuhua .Qingshang stepped forward, bent down and said: "Old lady, Miss Jiu is paying her respects to you!"

Mrs. He looked at the ground in confusion, and Qingshang whispered a few words to her, then seemed to remember something, frowned slightly, and hummed like a sigh.

Liuli kowtowed again: "Liuli pays respects to the old lady."

The old lady said: "Get up!"

When she stood up, looked at her a few times, then said to Qingshang: "Go to the box and pick two heads for her."

Someone moved a seat for her and put it at the end.Along the way, I greeted everyone present, and Mrs. Liang also made up the meeting ceremony, but Qingshang came out again with a plate, went to the old lady to give her a look, and then turned to Liuli.

They were two gorgeous phoenix hairpins, ten gold scorpions, and ten silver scorpions, not as expensive as the ones given by Mrs. Yu, but they were enough to match her status as a second-rank imperial order.

Liuli thanked him meticulously, and retreated to his seat to sit comfortably.

The old lady didn't make things difficult for her, maybe because she was only a child. After all, she was fledgling and had no background, so she was not a threat to any of them.Perhaps for everyone, embarrassing her is really invincible, except of course He Yanhua.

The old lady talked with Yuhua for a while, and said: "When your second sister comes, you go and talk to her. She is bored all day long, and she is afraid that she will get sick again. You sisters are so close, how close are you?" some."

Yuhua squeezed her shoulders, coquettishly: "The second girl can do nothing but embroider. The old lady knows a lot!"

The old lady said with a smile: "Embroidering is the serious business of young ladies, making rouge is not a serious job."

Yu Hua also laughed and said, "Is it true that just by embroidering flowers, you can become a serious daughter? I don't believe it! If the granddaughters of the Shangshu Mansion and the granddaughters of the Youcheng Mansion are not considered as Miss Qianjin, how many daughters can be counted in that world?" Miss?"

The old lady laughed loudly and patted her hand.

Liuli went to see Aunt Su, this woman was really strong, she was smiling all the time, echoing everyone's voices: "Our third girl is the treasure of the two houses, not to mention a thousand gold, ten thousand gold is worth it. Come on If the old lady doesn't carefully choose a good grandson-in-law who is ten million dollars, I won't accept it!" There was no trace of reluctance in the whole body, and even the old lady laughed: "Thanks to your aunt's generosity, she treats you as her own." My daughter hurts so much!"

Aunt Su simply sat down on the couch next to Yuhua, and said: "The old lady is wrong, I always thought that I have three daughters, Miner, Yuer, Suer, which one doesn't hurt me? It's just because of Yuer's cleverness Son, there must be someone who is smarter and nobler than her to be worthy!"

Everyone laughed again, Yuhua blushed and threw herself into Aunt Su's arms, saying, "Auntie is so wicked!"

Yu looked at the two with a smile, and raised her hand to stroke her temples.Liang said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the third girl is almost thirteen, right? Gradually, we can talk about marriage."

The old lady nodded: "Your sister-in-law walks around a lot, you can also pay attention."

The people outside the door said: "The second girl, the fifth girl, and the eighth girl are here."

As soon as the curtain opened, Min Hua, Yan Hua and Huan Hua came in together.Suhua got up to greet her: "You are here, you are making fun of my third sister here!"

The three sisters glanced at Yuhua with a smile, saluted the old lady first, and then sat down along Yuhua's side.

Min Hua said: "What do you say about the third sister?"

Yanhua took the tea served by the maid, and looked straight at Liuli, with a sinister look in her eyes, which made people feel cold and shy.

Liuli smiled and looked over.

Everyone centered on Yuhua and started joking around.Huanhuayi went to Liuli, took her hand, and whispered: "How are you these few days? I always wanted to go to the garden to find you, but unfortunately it was raining and cold, and my mother wouldn't let me go out."

Liuli smiled politely and politely: "I'm fine, thank you Eight Girls."

Huanhua looked at her for a while, and then smiled reassuringly.

Liuli remembered, and said: "By the way, I heard that Aunt Liu beat you that day, are you okay?"

Huanhua shook his head, but frowned: "I'm fine, but I just plucked my hair lightly twice. It's just that I thought my mother was too strict this time, so I went to tell the eldest lady, and even the second lady The old lady said a few words. The fourth sister still blames me."

Liuli nodded, feeling similarly: "The third lady is usually very calm."

Huanhua said, "Exactly."

After chatting for a while, the people below said "set the meal", that is to say, breakfast is going to be set.Mrs. Yu glanced at the four seats, and then said in a calm manner: "It's been a while, why is there still no one here?"

It is the sisters of the fourth girl, the sixth girl, and the fourth wife Nie.Yanhua stepped forward and said to the old lady: "Someone came to my grandmother's house in the morning, and my mother came later because she had to receive her." The old lady nodded.

On the other side, Mrs. Liang hastily called her maid and ordered her to urge Shuhua and Zhenhua.The old lady smiled and said: "The sixth girl is only close to her fourth sister, even if she is late, she wants to be together." Liang Shi said slightly: "Shu'er is always kind."

After a while, the curtain was closed at the door, Shuhua Zhenhua came, and she sat down after saluting, Nie Shi also stepped in, and blessed the old lady: "Daughter-in-law is late, please forgive me, old lady."

The old lady asked Qingshang to move her seat, and said: "How can I blame you." Then said: "My mother's family is here, but what's the matter?"

Nie said: "The one who came was my wife's brother. It was also because of the great victory ahead. This time Marshal Qi not only took back several cities, but also led his army to advance many miles to the west. The Holy Dragon was very happy and decided to take advantage of it. Sheng Zhizhi is looking for a grain requisition officer to collect grain. My brother heard about it and wanted to collect some food in his hands, but he was worried that there was no way out, so he came to find a wife to give advice."

After a while, the old lady nodded and said: "Master Zhengqing is in charge of the rule of law. Although he has weight, it is really difficult to come forward in this matter."

Nie laughed along: "Who said it wasn't?"

Mrs. Yu smiled, and said: "You are the right bodhisattva, who knows that the nephew of the old lady's family, Mr. Yin, is now changing his career to do business in medicinal materials? Now he is a very popular figure in the two capitals. Thinking about this Mr. Yin was originally entrusted by our old lady and old man to enter this business, but now the fourth lady is going to do business, and the old lady only needs to say a word, and she will guarantee that all your wishes will come true!"

After Nie's advice, she happily knelt down and begged the old lady. The old lady smiled and said, "You people will plot against me!"

"It's the old lady who is capable!"

Everyone praised it together, only Qi's mouth had a faint smile, and he was not very enthusiastic.As Liang looked at Nie's group, he snorted.

Liuli was still held by Huanhua's arm, and suddenly his hand was loosened, and Huanhua stood up loudly: "The imperial court's collection of food is to attack the Hulu, so that the soldiers can protect their homes and defend the country. You are not disloyal or unrighteous when you take advantage of the national calamity to make money. move?"

After hearing this sentence, everyone gradually fell silent. Many people's smiles froze on their faces, and it was obvious that they hadn't recovered yet.

Qi couldn't help getting up and angrily reprimanded: "Huan'er, don't talk nonsense!"

Huanhua's momentum was a little lower, but he still said stubbornly: "The imperial court pays to protect the people, you should support it, you shouldn't..."

"To shut up!"

Qi couldn't bear it anymore, walked over and slapped her across the face, "Your Excellency, there is no room for you to interrupt!"

Huanhua covered his face and sobbed.

In the silence of the room, Mrs. Nie snorted, and slowly wiped her lips with a silk: "These eight girls are loyal and courageous, and the third sister-in-law is really good at teaching. I'll let it go, but it's an innocent thing to hurt the old lady, which makes people feel sorry .”

The old lady's smile had long since disappeared, and her eyes were fixed on the ground, unable to tell the depth.

After being stabbed by Nie, Mrs. Qi's face became more and more gloomy, her knuckles turned white as she was clutching the handkerchief in one hand.

"Mother forgives her sin, it's her daughter-in-law who can't discipline her well..."

Mrs. Qi was bending over to make amends, when Yan Hua suddenly said: "Third Aunt, don't blame yourself, Eighth Younger Sister was originally excellent, but now some people see her as innocent and provocative. It actually made her unable to speak well. Third sister, do you think this person is hateful or not?"

Her every word and every word was aimed at Liuli behind Huanhua, and the anger of the crowd seemed to have suddenly found a flash point, and they all stared at Liuli like arrows.

Yuhua snorted softly, as if agreeing with Yanhua.

Huanhua was also stunned, and blurted out: "Where is Liuli instigating, it's obviously myself..."

"Shut up!" Qi slammed her words back down her throat again, this time her voice trembled a little.

It's really easy to hide in the dark and hard to defend against the "cheap". This He Yanhua really never forgets to make people feel troubled.Liuli felt as if she had become a target, thinking that she was really innocent and innocent this time. As the saying goes, a good man does not suffer from immediate losses, but this is really not the time to play tricks and pretend to be capable. In terms of innocence, Huanhua may be even worse than her. If she defends herself, she will make Yanhua happy if she loses and bring herself a lot of trouble, and if she wins, it will make Huanhua even worse. At this time, besides shutting up and acquiescing, what else can she do?
(End of this chapter)